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12 articles from 2007
2008 Golden Globes Noms: Atonement leads the pack
13 December 2007 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
- Atonement may have gotten the largest overall number of noms, but we should expect a different outcome for total number of wins coming January. 13th. Today's list of noms sort of reminds me of what they are doing in schools today to boost self-confidence and not bruise egos: handing out medals/trophies to every single student not for 'winning' but for their 'participation'. In an embarrassing attempt to include everyone, there will be a total of 12 titles vying for Best Movie of the year (Best Drama has a ridiculous number of 7 noms, while Best Comedy/Musical has a five. Despite this, I'll be glued to the set. The glorified dinner party also sorts its nominations out in the most bizarre of manners - take for example the Best Dramatic performance of the year for an actress: hands down you'd think that Marion Cotillard and La Vie en rose would »
Speed Racer: Wow! Check Out the New Movie!
6 December 2007 6:19 AM, PST | TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news »
Start your engines! The premiere of the live-action Speed Racer film is just around the corner, coming up fast on May 8, 2008.
Filming began last June with Larry and Andy Wachowski at the helm. Though the movie is one of the most highly anticipated projects of next year, for the most part it's been kept under wraps. Until now.
Emile Hirsch stars as the heroic Speed with Christina Ricci as his faithful girlfriend Trixie. John Goodman plays Speed's bombastic racecar building father Pops and Susan Sarandon is by his side as Speed's Mom. Team mechanic Sparky (Kick Gurry), Speed's younger brother Spritle (Paulie Little) and monkey Chim-Chim are also along for the ride. The pivotal role of Speed's rival, Racer X, is brought to life by Lost's Matthew Fox. (Check out Fox in action in the video below)
USA Today has been given the first images of the almost entirely »
- TVSeriesFinale.com
'No Country for Old Men' Named Best Picture by National Board of Review
6 December 2007 | WENN | See recent WENN news »
In a year with no one film as a specific front-runner of the awards season, the National Board of Review has given a leg up to the Coen brothers' No Country for Old Men, honoring it as Best Picture, as well as with the group's ensemble cast award and adapted screenplay honor. In a reflection of the lack of heavyweight pictures and performances favored for potential Academy Award nominations, the National Board spread around its awards to a number of movies and actors. Tim Burton was named Best Director for Sweeney Todd, while former Oscar winners George Clooney (Michael Clayton) and Julie Christie (Away From Her) were honored as Best Actor and Actress; the supporting awards went to two highly acclaimed performances: Casey Affleck for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and Amy Ryan in Gone Baby Gone (which also starred Affleck). The Diving Bell and the Butterfly won the Foreign Film Award, with Body of War and Ratatouille named the best documentary and animated films, respectively. A group of film aficionados and academics, the National Board is not a critics' group per se, but has gained its fame by handing out the first honors of the awards season. Winners named by critics' groups in Boston, New York, and Los Angeles will follow in the next week, with the Golden Globe nominations being announced on Thursday, December 13. Other awards include: Breakthrough Performance by an Actor - Emile Hirsch, Into The Wild; Breakthrough Performance by an Actress - Ellen Page, Juno; Best Directorial Debut - Ben Affleck, Gone Baby Gone; Best Original Screenplay (tie): Diablo Cody, Juno and Nancy Oliver, Lars and the Real Girl. In addition to its Best Picture award, the National Board of Review also names the top ten films of the year, in alphabetical order: The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford, Atonement, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Bucket List, Into The Wild, Juno, The Kite Runner, Lars And The Real Girl, Michael Clayton, and Sweeney Todd. --Mark Englehart, IMDb staff »
Hirsch and Franco take a gulp of 'Milk'
5 December 2007 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
- Something tells me there won't be any year-end Best Supporting actress noms for this project. After spending well over a year with mentor Sean Penn (Into the Wild), the male bonding shall continue this time on Gus Van Sant's Milk. The Hollywood Reporter also reports that actors Emile Hirsch and James Franco is joining the project. Written by Dustin Lance Black, this is about the San Francisco politician Harvey Milk (Penn) slained by Dan White (Brolin) the rival politician and supervisor who shot Milk and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone to death at City Hall. Hirsch has been cast as gay rights activist Cleve Jones, an intern and close ally of Milk's, who went on to found the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt. Franco will play Scott Smith, Milk's lover and campaign manager. »
No Country for Old Men is the toast of National Board of Review
5 December 2007 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
- The first year-end critics awards is now in and though I may not recall how many times The National Board of Review's best film matches that of the Oscars, I'm thinking that No Country for Old Men is easily the hands on favorite. Curiously, I'm looking at the list below and only 2 films among all the winners were shown in theaters before the month of September - with only an animated Rat Pixar and Julie Christie's tour-de-force perf in Sarah Polley's Away From Her. The board had a lot of people supporting the Affleck brothers work this year - younger bro got recognition for his work in the Jesse James picture and Affleck Sr. got kudos for his directing skills in Gbg. Below you'll find the complete list of winners commencing with Best Film. No Country for Old Men Director: Tim Burton, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street »
'No Country for Old Men' Named Best Picture by National Board of Review
5 December 2007 | WENN | See recent WENN news »
In a year with no one film as a specific front-runner of the awards season, the National Board of Review has given a leg up to the Coen brothers' No Country for Old Men, honoring it as Best Picture, as well as with the group's ensemble cast award and adapted screenplay honor. In a reflection of the lack of heavyweight pictures and performances favored for potential Academy Award nominations, the National Board spread around its awards to a number of movies and actors. Tim Burton was named Best Director for Sweeney Todd, while former Oscar winners George Clooney (Michael Clayton) and Julie Christie (Away From Her) were honored as Best Actor and Actress; the supporting awards went to two highly acclaimed performances: Casey Affleck for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and Amy Ryan in Gone Baby Gone (which also starred Affleck). The Diving Bell and the Butterfly won the Foreign Film Award, with Body of War and Ratatouille named the best documentary and animated films, respectively. A group of film aficionados and academics, the National Board is not a critics' group per se, but has gained its fame by handing out the first honors of the awards season. Winners named by critics' groups in Boston, New York, and Los Angeles will follow in the next week, with the Golden Globe nominations being announced on Thursday, December 13. Other awards include: Breakthrough Performance by an Actor - Emile Hirsch, Into The Wild; Breakthrough Performance by an Actress - Ellen Page, Juno; Best Directorial Debut - Ben Affleck, Gone Baby Gone; Best Original Screenplay (tie): Diablo Cody, Juno and Nancy Oliver, Lars and the Real Girl. In addition to its Best Picture award, the National Board of Review also names the top ten films of the year, in alphabetical order: The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford, Atonement, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Bucket List, Into The Wild, Juno, The Kite Runner, Lars And The Real Girl, Michael Clayton, and Sweeney Todd. --Mark Englehart, IMDb staff »
17th Gotham Award winners: a 'Wild' night indeed
28 November 2007 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
- It was a night of multiple winners instead of winners with multiple wins at the 17th annual Gotham awards - where the Ifp recognize the best in independent filmmaking through 6 simple award categories. With only Todd Haynes' Dylan project as a possible threat, it was perhaps an easy win for Sean Penn's Into the Wild. And thought Craig Zobel got shut out in two categories, the director was rewarded with the Breakthrough director award. Michael Moore's popularity has not diminished as he picked up documentary film award of the year (evidently for Sicko) and Reitman's Juno continued its rise in popularity with Ellen Page picking up breakthrough actor award over Emile Hirsch's perf in Into the Wild. Voters were dead-locked in the ensemble category: Before the Devil Knows You're Dead was perhaps the favored of the category and people didn't forget Focus Features' summer »
17th Gotham Awards noms: Great World of Sound nabs 3
22 October 2007 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
- The 17th Gotham Awards nominations have been announced - and the emphasis goes to back to smaller-budget indie fair with Craig Zobel's Great World of Sound picking up a trio of noms (best director, breakthrough actor and best film) and going up against perhaps a larger scale film in Sean Penn's Into the Wild which picked up noms for feature and actor (Emile Hirsch). Margot at the Wedding have got two reasons for showing up next month and also picking up a pair of noms is a film that claimed international attention with a presence at last year's Cannes - Day Night Day Night received a best director and breakthrough acting. While winners will be announced on November 27th, the Gotham Awards have chosen to honor six industry folk -: actor Javier Bardem, critic Roger Ebert, production designer Mark Friedberg, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, director Mira Nair and Jonathan Sehring, »
Emile Hirsch - Into the Wild
20 September 2007 8:15 AM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
“Into the Wild” opens the same weekend I get married. It’s a story about running away from society with no plan, no money and no family contact and I absolutely loved it. Please keep in mind that I have no plans in following Christopher McCandless’s footsteps, played perfectly by Emile Hirsch, nor am I worried about entering into marriage with the woman I love. I just think it’s one of those funny coincidences that should be noticed and appreciated. I swear. I sat down with Hirsch, the 22-year-old who’s best known for starring in “Lords of Dogtown” and “The Girl Next Door.” But after his performance as McCandless, the 23-year-old who left modern life behind, he’ll be best known for “Into the Wild” — and maybe even an Oscar nomination. »
- Jeff Bayer
PETA Concerns Over Chimp Attack on Movie Set
4 July 2007 | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Animal rights campaigners are furious at reports a chimpanzee was beaten on the set of the new Speed Racer movie. The chimp was allegedly attacked after it bit an actor on the set of Speed Racer, which stars Christina Ricci and Emile Hirsch. And animal rights group People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) are taking the claims seriously - officials have fired off a letter to film producer Joel Silver begging him not to use live animals in his movies. The letter, obtained by WENN, reads, "We are in receipt of information that may upset you. We've received several troubling complaints from people who have been on the Speed Racer set and report that the main chimpanzee 'actor' has been beaten and has bitten one of the human actors." But a movie spokesperson believes PETA bosses may have reacted too hastily, confirming a young actor was bitten, but strongly denying reports the chimpanzee was beaten, insisting, "Our company does not tolerate the mistreatment of animals... and there has been no animal abuse on the set of Speed Racer. An American Humane Association safety representative has been on set at all times when animals have been present." But PETA isn't satisfied, adding in a second letter, also obtained by WENN, "No humane representative is closely monitoring those animals while off-set or during pre-production training - the very places where abuse is most likely to occur - so we regret to say that the assurances you offer are meaningless." »
Speed Racer: The Race for May 2008 Begins!
6 June 2007 12:38 PM, PDT | TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news »
As we discussed a few weeks ago, a big-screen, live-action adaptation of Speed Racer is in the works. The movie reportedly started filming this week in Germany and we have a few more details about the film's storyline, cast and trademark car.
Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is a natural behind the wheel. He was born to race cars and is aggressive, instinctive and fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the deceased brother he idolized -- the legendary Rex Racer (Scott Porter).
Speed's father Pops (John Goodman) runs the family's racing business and designed Speed's racecar, the legendary Mach 5. When Speed turns down a tempting offer from rival Royalton Industries, he infuriates the company's maniacal owner (Roger Allam). Speed also uncovers the secret that some of the biggest races are being fixed. If Speed won't drive for Royalton, Allam's character will make sure he won't ever cross a finish line again. »
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Speed Racer: The Mach 5 Races to Big Screen
17 April 2007 6:15 PM, PDT | TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news »
Start your engines everyone! The high-tech animated racecar of the 1960s, the Mach 5, and its driver Speed Racer are heading to the big screen for a live-action adaptation.
If you can believe it, the project's actually been in the works for over 15 years. At various times, Johnny Depp was scheduled to play the title role, Vince Vaughn was cast as Racer X and Marc Levin, Jennifer Flackett, J. J. Abrams, Patrick Read Johnson, Julien Temple were all connected.
Now that it's finally on the road, the current incarnation looks like it will be a true star-studded event. Emile Hirsch will star as the heroic Speed with Christina Ricci (The Addams Family) as his faithful girlfriend Trixie. John Goodman (The Flintstones) will play bombastic racecar builder and Speed's father Pops and Academy Award-winner Susan Sarandon will play Speed's Mom. Casting is still underway for the role of Speed's rival, Racer X. »
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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